Oblivion gets scored

Bethesda sends word that Jeremy Soule will be composing the music for Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. Mr. Soule did the score for Elder Scrollls: Morrowind
so it seems like kind of a no-brainer to bring him back. You can
check out a sample of the score (which is quite good actually) at the
Oblivion website.

The Elder ScrollsÂ® IV: Oblivionâ„¢ to Feature Original Soundtrack by Award-Winning ComposerJeremy Soule

â€œGamingâ€™s Greatest Musicianâ€ to Create Music for Epic RPG

October 21, 2005 (Rockville, MD) --
Bethesda Game Studios announced today that Jeremy Soule, the
award-winning composer who has been called â€œgamingâ€™s greatest
musician,â€ will create the soundtrack for the highly anticipated
role-playing game (RPG),The Elder ScrollsÂ® IV: Oblivionâ„¢.The score forThe Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindÂ®
(2002 Game of the Year, 2002 RPG of the Year), also created by Soule,
received numerous accolades from industry professionals including
â€œGame Soundtrack of the Year,â€ â€œBest Music and Sound Effects,â€ and
â€œOutstanding Achievement in Original Composition.â€ A sample piece of
music fromOblivion is available for download atwww.elderscrolls.com.

"Iâ€™ve been working with Jeremy for a long time," said Todd Howard, executive producer forOblivion,
â€œand this is by far his best work. The game is an epic-fantasy-drama,
and the score adds greatly to its dramatic appeal.. What he has brought
toOblivion is extraordinary. I canâ€™t wait for everyone to hear it.â€

Oblivion
is an epic, open-ended single-player RPG for the next generation.
Providing gamers with the most life-like gaming experience to date,Oblivion
promises to be an immersive experience unlike any other. The powerful
combination of unprecedented graphics and freeform gameplay allows
gamers to unravel the main quest or explore the vast world at their own
pace.Oblivion is the fourth chapter in the award-winningElder Scrolls series that includesMorrowind,Daggerfallâ„¢ (1996 RPG of the year), andArena (1994 RPG of the year).

"It has been a thrill to score the music for the next installment inThe Elder Scrolls series,â€ said Soule. â€œThe stunning, epic quality ofTheElder Scrollsseries
is particularly compatible with the grand, orchestral style of music I
enjoy composing the most. It has been a pleasure to be involved with
such a revolutionary series that is poised to redefine the RPG genre
once again."

Jeremy Soule has been the recipient of numerous industry awards and professional accolades. Among his credits includeHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,
which earned Soule the British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Award (BAFTA) for Best Score, Game Music Category. Soule has also been
twice nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music
Composition by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences for his
work withThe Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind andHarry Potter and the Sorcererâ€™s Stone, and also received a BAFTA nomination forHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Soule is also involved with Direct Song, a game music expansion service
allowing gamers to add more official music to their games.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivionwill
be published by Bethesda Softworks and 2K Games for the PC and the Xbox
360â„¢ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft this holiday
season. For more information, visit the official web site atwww.elderscrolls.com.

About Bethesda SoftworksHeadquartered in Rockville, MD,
Bethesda Softworks LLC is a premier developer and publisher of
entertainment software and has produced numerous award-winning titles,
most recently the 2002 PC and XboxÂ® Game of the Year and RPG of the
Year,The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindÂ®. Among Bethesdaâ€™s more popular franchises areThe Elder ScrollsÂ® series,FalloutÂ®,and theIHRA Drag Racingseries, as well as its licensed property,Pirates of the Caribbeanâ„¢.Its
product line spans the sports, racing, RPG, strategy, and action
genres. Bethesda Softworks is a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media Inc. For
more information on Bethesda Softworksâ€™ products, visitwww.bethsoft.com.